Apportionment by commissioner 266 Apportionment by school commissioner 270 CHAPTER XXII TRUSTEES: MISCELLANEOUS 276 Part IV City Schools 1. Constitutional Provisions Common schools. The legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free common schools, wherein all the children of this state may be educated. 2. Higher education. The corporation created in the year 1784, under the name of the regents of the university of the state of New York is hereby continued under the name of the University of the state of New York. It shall be governed and its corporate powers, which may be increased, modified or diminished by the legislature, shall be exercised, by not less than nine regents. 3. Educational funds. The capital of the common school fund, the capital of the literature fund, and the capital of the United States deposit fund, shall be respectively preserved inviolate. The revenue of the said common school fund shall be applied to the suport of common schools; the revenue of the said literature fund shall be applied to the support of academies; and the sum of $25,000 of the United States deposit fund shall each year be apportioned to and made part of the capital of the said common school fund. 4. Restrictions of subsidies. Neither the state nor any subdivision thereof, shall use its property or credit or any public money, or authorize or permit either to be used, directly or indirectly, in aid or maintenance, other than for examination or inspection, of any school or institution of learning wholly or in part under the control or direction of any religious denomination, or in which any denominational tenet or doctrine is taught. Definitions Academy means an incorporated institution for instruction in higher branches of education, but not authorized to confer degrees, and such high schools, academic departments in union schools and similar unincorporated schools as are admitted by the regents to the university as of academic grades. College includes universities and other institutions for higher education authorized to confer degrees. University means university of the state of New York. Regents means board of regents of the university of the state of New York. Commissioner means commissioner of education. School commissioner means the local officer provided for on page 381. Higher education means education in advance of common elementary branches, and includes the work of academies, colleges, universities, professional and technical schools, and educational work connected with libraries, museums, university extension courses and similar agencies. The term "trustees," when not used in reference to a school district, includes directors, managers or other similar members of the governing board of an educational institution. The term "persons in parental relation" to a child, includes the parents, guardians or other persons, whether one or more, lawfully having the care, custody or control of such child. The term "school authorities" means the trustees, or board of education, or corresponding officers, whether one or more, and by whatever name known, of a city, union free school district, common school district, or school district created by special law. (2) |